Post by hisno1girl on Jan 23, 2017 21:52:50 GMT -5
Over this weekend I was dealing with my cold. At church, I saw at least seven or eight friends and I realized we all kiss/hug hello/goodbye.
I thought about it and I hug & kiss all of my friends and if I don't, they will kiss and hug me.
I wonder if this is a Mexican thing? I mean, greeting people and saying goodbye when leaving is a very big deal. If I don't personally say hello/goodbye to someone, especially my elders, I'll hear about it forever.
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny
Post by FrozenSunshine on Jan 23, 2017 21:58:34 GMT -5
I hug almost all, but I cheek kiss a few that I don't see very often and tell them I love them. I think its because I never know when I will see them again.
I feel like it might be a regional/ethnic background thing. I'm a native New Yorker (of Eastern European descent, but grew up with mostly Italians) We kiss hello/goodbye. We don't hug so much. Always kissed family and friends upon hello/goodbye. Hell we even kissed our coworkers sometimes--to say thank you for something or to wish happy bday/holiday or goodbye before a vacation etc.
I'm now a resident of the south. No one kisses here. EVERYONE hugs. It's not what I'm used to.
Hug hello or goodbye when I haven't seen someone in a while? Yes. Kiss? No. My British friends do the air-kiss and that took some time to get used to, but I have never done that here in the US.
I hug many friends, not all. I kiss My BFF, who does happen to be Mexican, lol, because that's how we are together. My family is Italian so agressive affection even from people who are basically strangers is normal.
We hug hello and goodbye. DH and I have had the same group of friends since elementary school, so there are occasional (drunken) large group hugs, as well.
I wonder if this is a Mexican thing? I mean, greeting people and saying goodbye when leaving is a very big deal. If I don't personally say hello/goodbye to someone, especially my elders, I'll hear about it forever.
It takes FOREVER to leave any family party because I have to kiss every single relative goodbye. Italian here.